How many syllables in circumlocution?

There are 5 syllables in the word circumlocution.

Divide circumlocution into syllables:

circumlocution (noun):: an indirect expression; noun. an indirect way of expressing something.; the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

ambage

ambiguity

ambiguousness

beating about the bush

diffuseness

discursiveness

equivocation

euphemism

indirect expression

indirectness

periphrasis

prolixity

quibbling

redundancy

shuffle

tergiversation

wordiness

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